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A New York newspaper attracted a wide audience and heated criticism for publishing a story and an interactive graphic that allows readers to find the names and addresses of gun owners in the area. New York Journal publisher Janet Hasson says guards have been posted at the newspaper's White Plains headquarters and in a satellite office in West Nyack since last week.
(Photo by The Journal News website)

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A suburban New York newspaper that unleashed a public outcry after it published the names and addresses of Westchester and Rockland residents with pistol permits is being protected by armed guards.

Newspaper publisher Janet Hasson says the guards have been posted at its White Plains headquarters and in a satellite office in West Nyack since last week.

In December, the Journal News published online maps with the names and addresses of pistol permit holders in the two counties. It sought the records from public records after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

Neighboring Putnam County this week rejected the Journal's request for permit data.